SpongeBob SquarePants' creator Stephen Hillenburg is dead at age 57 - ABC News

He said he'd been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, in 2017.
Hillenburg revealed in March 2017 that he had been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.

SpongeBob SquarePants' Creator Stephen Hillenburg Dead at 57

SpongeBob SquarePants' creator Stephen Hillenburg is dead at age 57 - ABC News

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SpongeBob Squarepants' creator Stephen Hillenburg dead at 57

SpongeBob creator, Stephen Hillenburg, has died

SpongeBob' creator Stephen Hillenburg dies at 57

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